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What you can do at the marsh

Nahant Marsh Education Center, through the Eastern Iowa Community College District, offers a wide variety of environmental education programming for people of all ages. Programs include, but are not limited to:

  • Furbearers of Iowa
  • Turtles of Iowa
  • Pond Study
  • Frank and Francis the Fish
  • Water Testing
  • Guided Hikes
  • Bird-Watching and ID
  • Cattail Crafts
  • Wild Edibles
  • Wild Medicines
  • Wilderness Survival
  • Tree ID
  • Wildflower ID
  • Renewable Energy
  • Solar Cooking
  • Renewable Houses
  • Predator-Prey Games
  • Orienteering
  • GPS Scavenger Hunt
  • Much More!!

    The Education Center has a fully equipped lab, a classroom/meeting room, a computer room, and a kitchen facility. In addition, we have 2 Green Energy machines which demonstrate how energy is made from the sun and wind. To schedule a field trip with your group, or to learn more about upcoming offerings and events at Nahant Marsh, call 563-323-5196

    Day Camp 1
                                                          (Day Camp 1)

    Links to online kids' pages

    Online Games and Activities:
    EcoKids
    (
    http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm)

    Earthpeace
    (
    http://www.earthpeace.com/Games.htm)

    EPA Environmental Kids Club
    (
    http://www.epa.gov/kids/game.htm)

    Day Camp 2
                                                        (Day Camp 2)

    Day Camp 3
                                                         (Day Camp 3)



     "Unless someone like you cares a whole lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not." -- Dr. Seuss
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